"I appeal to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to remain calm and maintain peace," he said in a statement.
Singh said the central government is working with the Jammu and Kashmir government to bring normalcy in Kashmir Valley.
"Deeply anguished at the loss of precious lives in the incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir. I also pray for the speedy recovery of those injured," he said.
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"If there is no peace and stability, then people who face problems would not BE able to find solution for those," Singh told reporters on the sidelines of an event organised by the Karnataka government at the secretariat in Bengaluru.